Juvenile Delinquency : Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention

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Juvenile offending and anti-social behavior are enormous societal concerns. This broad-reaching volume summarizes the current evidence on prevention, diversion, causes, and rates of delinquency, as well as assessment of risk and intervention needs. A distinguished cast of contributors from law, psychology, and psychiatry describe what we know about interventions in school, community, and residential contexts, focusing particularly on interventions that are risk reducing and cost effective. Equally important, each chapter comments on what is not well supported through research, distinguishing aspects of current practice that are likely to be effective from those that are not and mapping new directions for research, policy, and practice. Finally, the volume provides a description of a model curriculum for training legal and mental health professionals on conducting relevant assessments of adolescents for the courts. Effectively bridging research and practice, this will be an important resource for legal and mental health professionals involved in the juvenile justice system, policy makers seeking humane but effective interventions in the context of society's need for safety, and those involved in teaching about and training in juvenile delinquency.Theft, assault, and drug violations are the most common offenses resulting in
court referral (Stahl, 1999). ... combined with educational, employment, and
recreational services, and programs involving restitution and community service.

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Juvenile Delinquency : Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention

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Department of Psychology Kirk Heilbrun Professor and Head, Department of Psychology both at Drexel University Naomi E. Sevin Goldstein Associate Professor, Richard E. Redding Professor of Law Villanova University

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Oxford University Press, USA - 2005-02-17

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